i have a 2004 f150 with the 5.4 i already have exhaust and k&n cold air i just want to know what else i can do to get more power out of it with out going to big, any ideas??

 

A Supercharger will boost you up real good but it will run you back a good $5000 and then you have to buy a boost gauge/pillar and a tuner with custom dyno tunes so figure a good $6000

You could also just buy a tuner any where from $500 - $1000 with custom tunes

Build the motor is also an option but that'll also cost you a pretty penny

 

A programmer to account for the intake should be the first thing. Right now the engine is probably running lean as most 04-06 5.4L ran lean from the factory. Running lean can cause burn valves and a host of other problems over time. The SCT x3 or Gryphon should be in your future.

 

i forgot to mention after the exhaust and k&n i did get it sct tuned so its not running lean, i was thinking a bigger throttle body?? maybe a chip.

 

get gears. it doesnt add hp but they will multiply the power you have for better acceleration. its usually the first mod if you had a car. i know in the truck world gears are seen just for correcting for bigger tires but in the car world, gears are changed while running the stock size tires.

 

This isn't a diesel, there's no "stacking" a chip and a tune. Unless you're going forced induction the throttle body isn't a restriction on the system.
Efans will probably be the next best upgrade to gain back some power. As said before, gears aren't a power adder but they'll help make a lot more of what is there.

 

With gas motors your talking $5-10K for noticeable power and performance. Gas motors are already brutally underpowered and literally can not gain a whole lot even with thousands of dollars in upgrades. Yeah, a supercharger, tuner, pistons/rings, cams, etc... can be done and you will have more power. But if you're looking for the biggest bang for the buck its a tuner. However, even with a tuner you're looking at a maximum increase of 20-30hp and 40-50fp of torque.

Diesels on the other hand are an entirely different animal. With a tuner alone and some simple know how (eg. removing the turbo silencer) you can easily see gains of 100-140hp and 100-200fp of torque. thats with a TUNER ALONE, imagine the same 5-10K you were going to invest in your gasser, invested in a diesel. Then you're talking real power and real performance. You're also talking a new tranny, u joints, and an unknown other number of snapped/broken parts as a result.

Bottom line is, a gas motor has a very limited amount of gain to be made without major work. You can only squeeze so much out.

 

how does a 411 gear sound??

 

Stock tires? 4.11 or 4.30 will be good for stock size.

 

no im running 35'' tires